Hat-fastener.



J. T. COONEY.

HAT FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED IuIY I0, IsIe.

1,218,888. Patented Maf. 13, 1917.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN T. COONEY, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

HAT-FASTENER.

AppIcaton led July 10, 1916.

To all whom t may concern: Y

Be. it known that I, JOHN T. CooNnY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Denver, in the county of Denver and State of Colorado, h ave invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hat-Fasteners; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

f This invention relates to improvements in fasteners for ladies hats.

The object of the invention is to provide a simply and cheaply constructed device of this character which may be conveniently mounted in a hat and readily changed from onerhat to another, and which is so constructed that the sections thereof will be normally held centered and in longitudinal alinement.

lith the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings Figure l represents a transverse sectional view of a hat showing this improved fastener' applied, with the jaws shown closed;

Fig. 2 is a similar view with the jaws nates the hat to which the improved fastener constituting this invention is shown applied, the opposed side walls of said hat having wear plates 1 and 2 secured on the inner faces thereof at diametrically opposite points, each of said plates being provided with an aperture 3 for the passage therethrough of the stems of the members of the Specification of Letters Patent.

lllaftente` Mar. 13, 1917.

serial No. 108,392.

fastener to be described, so that perforations at various points inthe hat will be avoided and the formation of large holes by the continued use of the fastener prevented.

This fastener comprises two sections elf and 5 which are exactly alike and hence the section 5 only will be described in detail. This section 5 comprises a stem or shank G composed of any suitable material, preferably of steel wire, and which is pointed at its outer end as shown at 17 to adapt it to penetrate the material of the hat. This stem is also threaded for some distance inwardly from said pointed end to receive a securing head S which has an internally threaded neck 9'for detachable engagement with the pointed end of the stem 6.4 This head 8 may be of any suitable or desired construction and ornamented in any suitable manner to render the device attractive. The inner end of the stem G is bent to form a loop 10, the terminal of which is bent to form a laterally extending hook 11.

Engaged with the loop 10 of the stem 6 is a prong carrying element l2 composed of a piece of heavy steel wire folded upon itself the inner end of said arm as shown at 14 and then bent forwardly and offset outwardly and forming a loop 15 which is interlockingly engaged with the loop 10 of the stem G, as shown clearly in Figs. 3 and 4:, and preferably soldered thereto. The members of the folded wire diverge from the other end of the loo-p 15 to form parallel prongs 16 and 17 which are preferably vpointed at their free ends to facilitate their' insertion in the hair of the wearer. These prongs 16 and 17 as shown, corresprond in length to the arm 13 although they need not necessarily be of the same length.

The free ends of the arms 13 of each section are bent laterally outward to form eyes 18 and 19 through which a connecting and guiding rod 2O is passed, said rod being of substantially the same length as the combined length of the arms 18 of the two sections.

The rod 20 is provided at its opposite'ends i with eyes 21 and 22 through which an elastic connecting element is designed to pass and which is engaged at its opposite ends with the hooks 11 formed on the stems 6 and positioned at the inner ends of the prongcarrying elements 12. This elastic elementl may be either in the form of a cord 23 having a coiled spring at each end (see Fig. 5), or an elastic rubber band or strap 28 shown in Figs. 1 and 2 may be used, as desired. This elastic element taken in connection with the rod 20 serves to hold the sections l and 5 centered and in longitudinal alinement to prevent them from wabbling, and holds the laterally extending eyes 21 and of the arms 13 in abutting relation.

By constructing this fastener as above described, and connecting` the sections thereof by the rod and elastic clement, the necessity ot having supports for mounting the sections on the hat crown other than those through which the stems pass, is avoided.

in the use of this fastener, the wear plates 1 and 2 having` been secured to the inner face of the opposite sides of the hat crown by any suitable means, the head 9 of one section is removed and the pointed end of the stem thereof is inserted through the aperture in one of the wear plates and projected through the side wall of the hat. This section stem is then moved outwardly to its extreme limit or until the hook 11 at its inner end abuts against the wear plate, and when in this position the pointed end of the stem of the other section may be engaged with the wear plate at the opposite side of the hat crown in a similar manner. liVhen these sections have been so inserted, the heads 9 are replaced on their outer ends and the device is ready i'or use, the elastic connecting element serving to hold the prongs thereoil in closed position, as shown in Fig. 1.

When it is desired to attach the hat to the hair of the wearer, the heads 8 oit the sections are grasped and pulled outwardly against the tension of the spring or band which connects the sections, and on the release of said heads the prongs of the sections will move inwardly toward each other and penetrate the hair ot' the wearer, thereby securely connecting the hat to the wearers hair.

I claim 1. A hat fastener comprising two sections each having a stein provided with a detachable head at one end and with longitudinally extending laterally spaced parallel prongs at its other end, an arm also extending longitudinally from said pronged end, said arm being arranged in a plane between the plane of said prongs and spaced laterally therefrom, said arm being of the same length as said prongs, a combined stop and guide eye extending laterally from the free end of each arm and adapted to engage when the sections are at their extreme inward limit, a hook extending laterally from the base of each arm in the same direction as its guide eye, a connecting and guiding rod slidably mounted in the 'eyes of the two section arms and having eyes at its opposite ends, and an elastic element enga-ged at its opposite ends with the hooks of the two sections and threaded through the eyes of said rod.

A hat fastener comprising two sections eac-h composed of a prong member andra stem, the prong member being formed of a wire bent upon itsel'tl intermediate of its ends with the members thereof arranged parallel and adjacent each other to form an arm, said members being oiiiset inwardly at the inner end or said arm andthen bent forwardly and offset outwardly and diverged at the outer end of the otiset to form parallel prongs, the free end of said arm being bent laterally outward to form a guide eye, a stem for each section having its inner end bent to form a loop for interlocking engagement with the bend at the base of the prong member, said stem being arranged longitudinally relative to said prong member, with the terminal of said loop bent laterally to form a hook, a rod passing through the eyes or' the arms of said sections, and an elastic element connecting the hooks of said sections land engaging said rod.

ln testimony whereof l have hereunto set my hand in the presence oi two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN T. COGNEY.

lNitnesses EDWARD It. GARDNER, WILLIAM S. BRYAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. n 

